Regular ArticleHazard of Smoking Initiation by Age among Adolescents in Wuhan, China☆
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This study was supported by the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Research Center, a NIH-funded grant (Award P 150 CA84735-01), and the Wuhan Public Health Bureau, China.
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